Live Webinar October 2nd, 2014 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Staying Productive & Focused At Work Can Be A Struggle!

. Contemporary advances in technology and the accessibility to electronic applications and websites have amplified the prevalence of workplace distractions, both work-related and personal or self- interruptions.

An executive at eBay referred to workplace distractions today as an “epidemic”

In this webcast, you will learn:

1. How to implement effective methods for addressing workplace distractions
   • From Gloria Mark, (UCI profile, Microsoft profile) PhD professor of informatics as she shares research on the myth of multi-tasking and the importance of disconnecting from technology
   • From meditation expert and author of  Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace  and  Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Be a Whole Lot Happier Sharon Salzberg, (Wikipedia) who shares how mindfulness techniques can be applied to the workplace.

Join HCI as they reveal the results from HCI’s latest Talent Pulse signature research and interview thought leaders on the topic workplace distractions.

Talent Pulse from the Human Capital Institute (HCI) is a quarterly research e-book that explores the latest trends and challenges in managing talent. Talent Pulse is designed to provide practitioners and decision-makers with prescriptive methods to rehabilitate the health and wellness of human capital and empower employees and leaders to effectively address future challenges. Each quarter, a new report is released in conjunction with one of the four HCI disciplines. The third installment of this Talent Pulse concerns important, timely topics in Leadership & Development.

Presented by: Jenna N. Filipkowski, Ph.D. (LinkedIn profile) Director of HCI Research, David O’Connell, M.A. (LinkedIn profile) HCI Research Analyst, and Andrew Bateman (LinkedIn profile) HCI Analyst Organizational Development & Leadership

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4  Manage Project Team

As a Category C “Self Directed Learning Activity” remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your “PDU Audit Trail Folder”

Click to register for The Mindful Employee: Finding Focus in the Age of Distractions